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Armenians in Bulgaria celebrate Christmas Eve

published on 1/5/25 11:59 AM

Photo: Armenian Church in Sofia

Armenians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 5. On this occasion, a pre-holiday service will be held in the Armenian Church in Sofia. Pomegranates ("nur orkhnek") will be consecrated, which will be distributed to the laity after the service.

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The festive table is laden with an odd number of Armenian specialties. Traditional dishes are tafsos dolma - dolma stuffed with bulgur and sauerkraut, dolma with vine leaves and lemon, ashure - "anoush-abour" with raisins, boiled, peeled almonds and rose water, "burma borek" - hand-rolled twisted baklava, oshav.

On January 6, the Armenian Church will celebrate the Nativity and Epiphany of Jesus Christ (Christmas/Surp Dzununt) with a festive service. The consecration of water with myrrh ("meron tap") will be performed, symbolizing the baptism of Jesus.

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